Risky Treatments: A Jewish Medical Ethics Perspective

The Jewish principle concerning a decision with regard to a dangerous treatment is as following: A patient who is estimated to die within 12 months because of a fatal illness is permitted to undergo a treatment that on the one hand may extend his life beyond 12 months, but on the other hand may hast...

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Main Author: Avraham Steinberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rambam Health Care Campus 2015-07-01
Series:Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=481